Reader Questions:
Find Meaning in MUEs
Published on Wed Oct 20, 2021
Question: I don’t understand what the acronym MUE means in relation to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. What does it stand for? Maryland Subscriber Answer: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) defines MUEs as “medically unlikely edits.” Specifically, CMS says: “An MUE is a unit of service edit for a Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS)/Current [...]